Learning Support Assistant (TA2)

Frederick Gough School, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, DN16 3NG

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  6 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  24 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Part time: 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
• Contract type: Fixed term - Fixed term until 31st August 2027
• Actual salary: Grade 4, £17,307 to £18,438 per year

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Teaching Assistant Level 2 post will be based at the Study Hub and the role will be to assist the teacher in their classroom.The Study Hub is an annex of Frederick Gough School. Its purpose is to provide alternative provision for learners 13-16 from a diverse range of backgrounds. Often our pupils have had difficulties in mainstream settings.

Some pupils have additional SEND needs or have had adverse childhood experiences. The focus is therefore to provide support around wellbeing and emotional regulation whilst ensuring opportunities for academic attainment and post-16 options.

What the school offers its staff

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Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Staff Benefits.pdf - 384 KB (opens in new tab)

Job Description & Employee Specification.pdf - 1.33 MB (opens in new tab)

About Frederick Gough School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1333 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Frederick Gough School website
• Email address: jcurtis@fgs.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/frederick-gough-school

Frederick Gough School remains at the heart of the community that it serves. As a community school, our main aim is to ensure that all of our children leave as individuals who are academically successful, happy, sociable, well rounded and ready to succeed with their next steps in life. Learning is at the centre of all that we do and we are proud of the excellent results that our children achieve.

Arranging a visit to Frederick Gough School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jcurtis@fgs.org.uk.

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